An art foundation course for kids! An inspiring project-based art course from multi-award-winning duo Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom. This comprehensive guide will introduce children to the joys of drawing from life, collage, painting, printmaking and more. The content is based on the couple's extensive experience, particularly the ten years Mick spent as a course leader at Glasgow School of Art and as an assessor for the RCA. Packed with novelties, including an in-built sketchpad, a colour wheel, a stencil and composition viewer, this is a ready-made activity kit ready for kids to pick up and get creative! AGES: 7+ years AUTHOR: Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom are the joint author-illustrators of over 70 books for children. As well as being an illustrator, Brita is an exhibiting artist in her own right with a self-portrait in the Borchard Collection. Mick has lectured at The Royal College of Art, The Glasgow School of Art and various other universities. Last year, to add to their many accolades, Mick and Brita were nominated for the largest children's book prize in the world - The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. SELLING POINTS: * Best-selling team make their Templar debut * Mick and Brita have won many awards, including the Smarties Silver Prize, the Times Education Award and The English Association Award (four times) * Filled with novelties, including an in-built sketch pad, so children can make art wherever they are highly popular subject area with great longevity ***NOVELTY TITLE**** Paperback book stuck inside front case Pad stuck inside back case Elastic Band Closure Book contains wheel, stencils and Mirror